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water usage is an ideal way to follow the principle. Care has to be taken while dumping any kind of liquid as it may kill the living organisms. Acidsor other wastes from the factory processes should not be released to the streams or rivers.
Killing of endangered species has been against the law. Protection and preservation of endangered species are encouraged.
Natural ecological balance is maintained by observing the principle of Ahimsa as killing of living beings and uprooting of plants disturb ecosystem.
Aparigraha or Non-accumulation or non-possessiveness: Jainism believes in having only needed items in possession. Collecting unneeded additional items like clothes, household material, consumables is a stress on the environment. If less are items are accumulated, it becomes easier to organize them. Accumulation comes with greed. Greed and unsatisfaction support more accumulation. It may sound against the principle of modern economy. Economy thrives on more buying and consumption. Jainism believes in saving the environment with less consumption. That means less production and fewer burdens on environment.
Self-improvement is the first thing in Jainism. Selfishness, greed and violence have no place in minds of true Jains. It is
required to show
generosity and compassionate nature to other living beings.
Lessons of love, humanity and caring for others are taught in
Jainism.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO): Organizations of all kinds are increasingly concerned to achieve and demonstrate sound environmental performance by controlling the impact of their activities, products or services on the environment. They do so in the context of increasingly stringent legislation, the development of economic policies and other measures to foster environmental protection and a growth of concern from everywhere.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is worldwide federation of national bodies (ISO member bodies), which has published ISO 140011996 Standard on the "Environmental Management Systems - Specification with guidance for use". The standard specifies requirements for an environmental management system, to enable organization to formulate a policy and objectives for managing surroundings in which an organization operates including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans, and their interrelation.
Conclusion: Jainism is not about miracles, or heroism, but practical solution to the environmental pollution problem. Jainism proposes solutions appropriate to the times. Conserve, preserve, reduce, reuse, recycle and recover principles are part of the Jain philosophy. Jains have long ago worked out the sound principles of hygiene, compassionate diet and conservation, all under the principle of non-violence. Solutions to the present day ecological problems are available by following Jain philosophy of conservation, non-violence and non-accumulation. Practicing virtues such as nonviolence, and nonpossessiveness is the preferred way for our own well-being, to improve the
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